Research on ADHD medication in children

Selected research papers:

1. McMaster University Evidence-based Practice Center - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Effectiveness of Treatment in At-Risk Preschoolers; Long-Term Effectiveness in All Ages; and Variability in Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Treatment (click link to download)

2. Hirayama S, Masuda Y, Rabeler R. - Effect of phosphatidylserine administration on symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children. (click link to download)

3. B Vitiello - Long-term effects of stimulant medications on the brain: possible relevance to the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. (click link to download)

4. Janet Currie, Mark Stabile, Lauren E. Jones Do Stimulant Medications Improve Educational and Behavioral Outcomes for Children with ADHD?

5. Hirayama S, Terasawa K, Rabeler R, et al. The effect of phosphatidylserine administration on memory and symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

6. Wilens TE1, Faraone SV, Biederman J, Gunawardene S. - Does stimulant therapy of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder beget later substance abuse? 

7. Sean Esteban McCabe, Brady T West - Medical and nonmedical use of prescription stimulants: results from a national multicohort study.

8. Timothy E. Wilens, Joel Adamson, Michael C. Monuteaux, et al. - Impact of Prior Stimulant Treatment for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the Subsequent Risk for Cigarette Smoking, Alcohol, and Drug Use Disorders in Adolescent Girls

ADHD Medications approved for use in children (source):